# Plant Bugs Off to an Early Start in Tennessee

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2014-06-18
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/plant-bugs-off-to-an-early-start-in-tennessee/

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According to Scott Stewart, University of Tennessee Extension entomologist, the phone has been ringing about plant bugs – including immatures – in West Tennessee cotton.

It’s unusually early in the season for this level of activity, but [**that doesn’t change Stewart’s recommendations**](http://news.utcrops.com/2014/06/plant-bugs-off-to-an-early-start/) for plant bug management.